Tp-Link UE300 Usb to ethernet adapter - Help to make it work with Mint

[axrusar]

Hello. i have this adapter i am plugin into my laptop but i can not see it when i run

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lsusb

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 $lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:58f5 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Integrated_Webcam_HD
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c534 Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

I installed the realtek driver found here: https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zo ... 0-software
After i installed it i run

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depmod -a

I am using the cinnamon network connections applet, there is an option to add (+) a new connection, i choose Ethernet, and then there is nothing available in the drop down list to choose as an adapter.

The led light is on on the USB adapter so i am assuming the thing works.

Please help. thank you!

My system:

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inxi -Fxxz
System:    Kernel: 5.8.0-44-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A Desktop: Cinnamon 4.8.6 wm: muffin dm: LightDM 
           Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:   Type: Convertible System: Dell product: Inspiron 7573 v: N/A serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 31 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Dell model: 0PRWJ1 v: A00 serial: <filter> UEFI: Dell v: 1.17.0 date: 08/05/2020 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 12.2 Wh condition: 12.2/56.0 Wh (22%) volts: 16.8/15.2 model: Samsung SDI DELL W7NKD85 
           serial: <filter> status: Full 
           Device-1: hid-0018:04F3:2540.0004-battery model: ELAN2097:00 04F3:2540 serial: N/A charge: N/A status: N/A 
           Device-2: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) 
           status: Discharging 
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-8550U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Kaby Lake rev: A L2 cache: 8192 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 31999 
           Speed: 1800 MHz min/max: 400/4000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1800 2: 1800 3: 1800 4: 1800 5: 1800 6: 1800 7: 1800 
           8: 1800 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5917 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GM108M [GeForce MX130] vendor: Dell driver: nvidia v: 460.39 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:174d 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa 
           resolution: 3840x2160~60Hz, 2560x1440_54.97~55Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce MX130/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 460.39 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 
           chip ID: 8086:9d71 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.8.0-44-generic 
Network:   Device-1: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 8086:095a 
           IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
           IF-ID-1: ipv6leakintrf0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 181.64 GiB (19.5%) 
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Sabrent model: Rocket Q size: 931.51 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 49.09 GiB used: 18.33 GiB (37.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 
           ID-2: /home size: 351.65 GiB used: 81.64 GiB (23.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7 
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 16.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 60.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 61 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 3861 
Info:      Processes: 327 Uptime: 1d 4h 16m Memory: 15.38 GiB used: 6.25 GiB (40.6%) Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 
           Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 running in: terminator inxi: 3.0.38 

[Larry78723]

Try a different USB port and see if it appears in lsusb.

[hglee]

Tp-Link UE300 Usb to ethernet adapter - Help to make it work with Mint

The TP-Link UE300 uses the Realtek 8153, which Mint supports without an external driver. I have a USB-to-Ethernet adapter with an 8153.

An LED may indicate that power is applied, it doesn't necessarily mean a device is functional.

Might your laptop's USB Type-A port have a problem with some USB-3 devices? Use an adapter to test the UE300 in your Type-C USB port.